Dmitry Chernyshenko
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President & of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee | |
In office February 28, 2010 – February 23, 2014 | |
Leader | Jacques Rogge (2010–13) Thomas Bach (2013–14) |
Preceded by | John Furlong |
Succeeded by | Cho Yang-ho |
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Tourism, Sport, Culture and Communications | |
Assumed office 21 January 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Mikhail Mishustin |
Preceded by | Olga Golodets |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 55) Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Citizenship | Soviet Union, Russia |
Alma mater | STANKIN |
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Dmitry Nikolaevich Chernyshenko ((Russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Чернышенко; born September 20, 1968) is a Russian businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia since 2020. Previously he was the President of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Organizing Committee for the 2014 Winter Olympics which were held in Sochi, Russia.[1]
Since November 27, 2014 he has been the President of Kontinental Hockey League, replacing Alexander Medvedev.[2] In addition he was appointed as Board Chairman of Gazprom-Media in December 2014.[3]
He was removed from the IOC Coordination Commission Beijing 2022 by the International Olympic Committee due to his involvement in the Russian doping scandal.[4]
In 2014, Chernyshenko was awarded the Paralympic Order.[5]
In 2019, Chernyshenko entered the list of the 500 most influential business leaders in media industry for a second year in a row – Variety500[6] (it is compiled annually by the leading american magazine Variety).
Preceded by | President of Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games 2014 |
Succeeded by |
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